How to read a tier list without copying it

Tiers are about placement pressure

S-tier means the line is strong and will be contested. If two players in your lobby open the same S-tier line, the third best player in the lobby is playing the A-tier line — with a free roll-down.

• Count contests before committing
• A-tier with no contest > S-tier with two
• X-tier means "strong when free", not "bad"

Checks, not plans

Treat each tier as a checkpoint: does my board look like the comp at this stage? If not, fix the board, do not chase the tier.